PRINT Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈprint

Definition of print

as in impression

a perceptible trace left by pressure one telltale sign that I had been napping was the print left by the chenille bedspread on my cheek

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as in photo

a picture created from an image recorded on a light-sensitive surface by a camera we now get our prints developed online

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verb

as in to publish

to produce and release for distribution in printed form the newspaper's motto remains "All the News That's Fit to Print"

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Recent Examples of print

Noun

The quiet mood is offset by vibrant artwork in every room, an eclectic mix of ceramics, paintings, and prints from the Khoury family’s own collection. — Rachel Howard, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026 Through paintings, prints, and installations, Endaya’s work examines the social struggles in her native Philippines, from gender and labor inequality to migration and globalization, to name a few. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Verb

Scientists at the University of Hong Kong have developed a potential recipe for 3D-printing houses on Mars using ground-up Martian rock, gelatin, and yeast, with the latter two ingredients coming from Earth. — New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026 The images have been printed onto bootleg T-shirts and circulate endlessly on the internet. — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for print

Recent Examples of Synonyms for print

Noun

An extensive cemetery added to the impression of a flourishing urban center, as did what might have been part of a brewing complex found through selective excavations.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Your audience may form an impression of your organization without ever visiting your home page.

— Jessica Wong, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of impression

Verb

Reading the manifesto after it was published in the press, Ted’s brother and sister-in-law recognized his writing style.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
The capstone pathway is based on a curriculum published by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and includes three tests in two years.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of publish

Noun

Beer is also attached to direct as well as adapt her novel, which will be published by Putnam, an imprint of Penguin Random House, in fall 2027.

— Justin Kroll, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
Its continued resurgence only reinforces its lasting cultural imprint and nostalgic pull.

— Brittney Williams, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of imprint

Noun

Directors Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez created the film’s promotional website in 1998, filling it with fake police reports, evidence photographs and an elaborate mythology while carefully avoiding any suggestion that their story was fictional.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Dara Petrova was named Emerging Photographer of the Year for a photograph of a techno rave Laboratorium in Ukraine.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of photograph

Noun

And drug literature can be a hard sell for some, especially if the reader feels anxious about their own coolness, and develops a sort of you-won’t-impress-me-so-there carapace in advance as a form of self-protection.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
Three sides of the ground impress, the two biggest especially.

— Andy Mitten, New York Times, 21 May 2026

Definition of impress

Noun

Inspired by true events, the pic chronicles the traumatic 11 hours that daycare director Sara, her employees and 11 children had to endure when an armed man took them hostage.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
Action films have proven to be massively successful for Netflix, which has been minting hits with titles such as crime thriller The Rip, sci-fi flick War Machine, survival thriller Apex, and shark pic Thrash, just this year alone.

— Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of pic

Noun

Some people collect stamps, some collect tiny spoons—and then there’s me, with 200-plus bottles of perfume and overflowing drawers of matching sets.

— Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 20 Sep. 2026
America created Charles Ponzi, who could deliver you 50% profit in just 45 days by investing in stamp coupons.

— Jonathan Fahey, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

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